Teaching

Courses in “International Economic Policy” deal with empirical and theoretical development economics and georeferenced or spatial data in applied economic research. The lecture "Microeconomic Theories in Development Economics" considers the role of different types of capital (human, physical, financial, and social capital) and discusses coordination failures, models of asymmetric information, and simple behavioral models. The lecture "Introduction to Geographic Information Systems" teaches the application of Geographic Information Systems software in economics and is particularly designed to prepare students to use it independently in their master's thesis. Finally, the seminar "Current Topics in Empirical Economic Research" offers students a look at current research in the field of empirical economic research, with a focus on regional economics, development economics, and new data and methods.